I would like to talk about the news that I had received uh, in my childhood. Uh, at that time I was in 10th and uh, I uh, think it is around 01:00 p.m. the 10th result was dec uh, declared. Uh, so at that time, uh, my sister was coming from hostel and uh um, in. When I was in school, the mobile phones uh, smartphones are not very available to everyone, uh, like um, like now. So uh, in my home only, uh, my sister has a smartphone so she is coming from hostel to home. Then uh, around 01:00 p.m. she just entered home and uh. Ten result was decgrade. Um, and I got the good marks. I got around 90.40 marks in my 10th exam. And I think it is first and greatest achievement for me. We all know that the 10th uh it was 1st 10th each first mode of our or first food hour towards our career. So I think it is a good way to encourage ourselves uh, to uh, make a good career. Uh, and uh, all myativeuce comes to my home and um. And get me a switch. Uh. And uh, all my parents admire me. I literally work very hard uh, to pass, uh, to pass with very good marks. I am uh, study about a twelve to 13 hours around the day. Uh, it was my dream and I am happy that it comes in reality. And I think it was my greatest achievement until now. It is not too big but it uh, it is a lot for me.
Band 7+: SAMPLE PART 2 CUE CARD #1 Talk about a time when you received good news. You should say: When it happened How you got the news What the news was about : and explain why the news was special.
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I'd like to talk about some good news I received during my childhood. It happened when I was in 10th grade, around 1:00 PM on the day the 10th-grade results were declared. Back then, smartphones weren't as common as they are now, so my sister, who was coming home from her hostel, was the only one in our family with a smartphone. She arrived home around 1:00 PM, just as the results were released. I had done very well, scoring around 90.40% in my 10th-grade exams. This was a huge achievement for me, as it was my first major academic milestone and a significant step towards my future career. It was a great motivator, encouraging me to strive for success in my future endeavors. My relatives came over to celebrate, and my parents were incredibly proud of me. I had worked incredibly hard to achieve this, studying for around 12 to 13 hours a day. It was a dream of mine, and I was overjoyed to see it come true. While it might not seem like a huge accomplishment to others, it was a significant milestone for me, and it remains one of my greatest achievements to date.
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